The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-07-07
THURSDAY

Eight additional cases of yellow fever
were developed during last week at Key
West, evidencing a rapid spread of the
disease, and it il. now beyond the control
OF the health authorities.
The mysterious murder of Lew F..
Robertson, at Wardner, Idaho, last
month, is now thought to have been COM
mitted by Roxie Singleton, prostitute
with whom he was living.
The fire works and toy factory of J.
Keary & Bros, in New York was destroy
ed by fire last Saturday with a loss of
$4,000 Gus Hassler, salesman, and
All 1T Ellis, clerk, were killed.
King Milan, of Servia, has instructed
Premier Ristics to take measures to pre-
vent the return of Queen Natalia to Ser
via A cabinet crisis is expected if the
premier refuses to obey the king.
Information has been received at Vic
toria, B. c., that the sloop "Seabird"
which left Port Townsend, W. T., May,
1886, for Alaska, never reached that point
the crew having been murdered by In
diGns.
VIM. n. Murphy, NJ. P, has brought
suit against Carlen Blackburn, of the
royal navy, for trespass in hauling down
and taking possession of the green flag
raised on Murphy's yacht in Bantry Bay
on jubilee day. The damage is laid at
$1,000.
The Houghton brothers and the Paines,
father and son, had a fuss in New Mexico
upon the refusal of the Paines to join in
scheme to rob the Santa Fe train. Paine,
the elder, and one of the Houghtons
were killed, and young Paine fatally
wounded.
The Journal de Commerce., of Rio
Janeiro, says that on hemp farm in
Brazil, seven large monkeys have been
taught to cut hemp and prepare it for
sale. They work more quickly than
negroes and the cost of feeding the ami
mails is trihing.
The United Socialists Club, of Lon
don, comprising five German and two
Swedish organizations. are arranging for
big excursion to Epping Forest July
10th, and will send the proceeds to Chi
8 81 rsys iss the sso Anerehsts ace under sen
Bernice I. Choteau died nearly fifty
wears AGO, leaving to his widow some
land in what is now West Kansas City,
and for which she has been suing the
present occupants. The land is now
worth S1O,GO0,OO0, but it was held that
the statute of limitations applied.
! The new Russian coerci7e measure
directs government employees in Russia
to forward frequently to st. Petersburg
complete lists of resident foreigners.
Jews are not allowed to remain in St.
Petersburg longer than week, and are
not allowed to enter corporations or
academies.
C.B. Carter and Tom Killon killed the
deputy sheriff and escaped from Jail at
Mount Vernon, Mo-, last week. Garter
was to be hanged for the murder OF Rob-
ert Crockett, and Killon was awaiting
sentence for completely in the same crime
Crockett had reported them for violating
the liquor law.
! Charles W. Banks, who abscondeo
from San Francisco about six months
ago with $4,000 worth of Wells, Fargo
& Co.'s cash, has been discovered II
Raretongo, Cooks island, south Pacific
ocean, where he is the husband OF tn
reigning queen, Makea. His former vile
still in San Francisco, is suing for
divorce.
Over 100 English, Scotch and Welsl
, members of the house Of commons hav
signed a memorial to the president ant
congress of the United States, IN favor Q
referring all Anglo-American disputes T.
l arbitration for settlement. 1t is prob
able that deputation Of members OF tn
house of commons will be sent to WASH
q ington to present the memorial to Clev@
, land.
!" At Portland, Or, in the case OF Angus
Q Anderson against Nelson Bennett, raj
road contractor, to recover S2o,ooo dan
O ages for the loss OF his eyesight by tn
a premature explosion of blast IN raj
d roed tunnel, the jury, after beng OF
r. three hours returned verdict for Slt
900 for the plaintiff. He was set to dr'
a hole near an unexploded blast OF dyn
l. mite. which went off during the oper
ton.
At the celebration Of the Canadian fe
Grafton in Kingston, Canada, last Satu
day, huge rocket was being sent
n' when the stick broke and the mlsslle,W1
l. terrific force, shooting downward, stru'
Is Jos. NJ. Thompson, president of the Lin
rs stone Typographical Union, and almo